Lycos Reports Search Fever for Final Four(R) Heats up as March Madness Nears; Searches Climb for 'Spamalot' Idle Clay Aiken

WALTHAM, Mass., Feb. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Lycos, Inc. (http://www.lycos.com), a leading provider of social publishing, media and search services, today announced the following information from The Lycos 50(TM), the 50 most popular Internet search results for the week ending Feb. 9, 2008. For a complete list of The Lycos 50 and for in-depth text of The Lycos 50 Daily Report, go to http://50.lycos.com . Readers of The Lycos 50 can also share their thoughts on Internet trends and pop culture on The Lycos 50 Blog located at http://lycos50.tripod.com/blog/ and the all new Under the Red Carpet Gossip Blog at http://redcarpet.tripod.com/blog/.

    Biggest Movers and Shakers for Week Ending Feb. 9, 2008:    1.           Grammys                                               300%    2.           Transformers                                          188%    3.           Emma Watson                                           156%    4.           Super Bowl                                            138%    5.           NASA                                                  117%    6.           Final Four                                            113%    7.           Inuysha                                                80%    8.           Survivor                                               66%    9.           MySpace                                                51%    10.          Valentine                                              44%

Search Gainers:

As NCAA March Madness nears, sports junkies have begun making their predictions for which teams will make it to the Final Four(R), causing a spike in searches for Final Four, up 113 percent. CBS has also sweetened the pot for NCAA March Madness viewers, announcing earlier this week for the first time ever, fans can watch all 63 games from the first round of tournament play through to the Final Four, and the championship game in San Antonio, TX, through its NCAA March Madness on Demand. In other CBS-related news, the premiere of "Survivor: Micronesia - Fans vs. Faves," along with the "50th Annual Grammy Awards" helped CBS score big hits online and off, with a boost to the top of the Nielsen charts, and a strong showing for both shows on this week's Lycos Movers and Shakers list. Meanwhile, search activity heats up 117 percent for NASA this week, due in part to news reports that a U.S. spy satellite, roughly the size of a 7,000 pound school bus, will re-enter the Earth's atmosphere later this month or early March. On average, "one non- functioning spacecraft or other piece of debris has fallen back to Earth every day for more than 40 years," according to NASA's Orbital Debris Program Office. But because this latest object is a spy satellite, few details are known, causing a surge in search activity surrounding NASA.

American "Idle":

Clay Aiken (#3) sees his search interest nearly double this week, due in part to his Broadway debut playing the Eric Idle role in Monty Python's "Spamalot." Aiken has taken over the role of Sir Robin, originally portrayed by David Hyde Pierce when the musical first debuted on Broadway in 2005.

    The Lycos 50(TM) Top 10 Search Terms for the Week Ending Feb. 9, 2008:    1) Poker                6) Paris Hilton    2) Golf                 7) YouTube    3) Clay Aiken           8) Valentine    4) Britney Spears       9) Pam Anderson    5) MySpace             10) Fashion

About Lycos, Inc.

Lycos, Inc. (www.lycos.com) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Daum Communications Corp., a leading Internet portal and e-commerce destination in Korea with a growing presence throughout the Asian markets. Lycos, Inc. operates search and technology web sites that foster online communities, including the new Lycos Cinema video platform, combining community with high- quality broadband video content. Other Lycos products and sites include Lycos.com, Hotbot.com, Tripod.com, Angelfire.com, Gamesville.com, Lycos Mail and The Lycos 50(TM). Lycos was acquired by Korean Daum Communications Corp. in October 2004 and has its U.S. headquarters in Waltham, Massachusetts. Daum Communications Corp. is traded on the KOSDAQ: 035720, www.daum.net.

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